Boot or shoe



May 13,' 1930.`

E. W. DURKEE BOOT 0R SHOE Filerd July 21, 19728 ii vezzoz? oijijaag:

Patented May 13, 1930 warren STATS lreifeNT OFFICE ERNEs'i1 W. Domine, or LYNN, MlissAoHus'E'itrs Application 'lea Juiy Q1,

feet, particularly vwhile driving or hitting.v

There is a vast difference and distinction hetween being able to secure a grip with the feet, and obtaining a grip with the'shoes. ItV isdesirable, of course, that one should have a firm grip of the shoes on the sod or ground, but it is even more desirable, and in fact is necessary and essential, that one should be able to obtain a grip, within the shoes, with the feet. Golfers particularly will appreciate this fact more than any other type of athlete, and it is particularly for golfers that I have developed and devised my novel boot or shoe.

produce al shoe which would be possessed of gripping qualities, but all such prior attempts, so far as I a-1n aware, have been directed to the outside, rand particularly the 3o outsole or tread surface of the shoe,by pro` viding the outsole, as well as the heel, with non-slipping calks, grooves, ribs, projections,

buttons, or other ground-'grippingn elements These prior devices and attempts Y or devices. n have resulted in preventing slipping of the shoe on the ground, but` have not resulted the solution of the problem as to how a golfer could obtain a satisfactory gripwith his fleet,

andV as a result such shoes have not stood up 10 under the wear'a'nd tearof golfing, con- 'enen gripping acties orv the; fsetf ure golfers quickly wearing' out' and breaking down the shoes, particularly atthe ball and toe portionsthereof.

tion therefore, is thep'rovi'sio of a slioin vvhcli'the golfer'is enabled tio obtain a firm grip within the shoes? Many efforts have been made heretofore'to y A11 impartan# Object or thepfesent man latines-words, -niy istegivethelgifrf y, Y Infollr toptitels-the reinforcement amilV Boor on stron 192s. seriai Nb; 294,447.

A further difliculty with prior shoes Where the grip was obtained by the shoe and not by the feet, lias'bee'ii that in endeavringto obtain a grip with the feet, the golfer caused feet, particularlythe inner ball and great toe portions, to bear against the upper Inaterials at the side of the shoe, which quickly resulted in breal'ring: down the materials of the shoe at this point.

A further object yof the present iny'fentiox'i,` .1;

therefore, is the provision, within the shoe, of a reinforcing and strengthening wall against which the foot will bear dl'lringv the strain of exercise;

In carrying out iny present invention I preferably build or'construct my novelslioe on lny'novel last illustrated, described and claimed insmy copending application, Ser.

No.294,446, filed July 21, 1928, as" well:` as utilizing the insole described` illustrated in my copending I application Ser. No. 294,448, sled July 21, 192s.v r

In order to obtain the satisfaetory results above briefly mentioned, I provide, on the tread surface `of the' insole, a depression, locatedat the point which corresponds' to the inner ball of the foot, and also provide second depression, loca-tedat the pointto be occupied by the great the the foot, said second dpression preferably not being either` as deepfor aslong as the rst depression. The portion of the insole between these'tw depressiis'is'on the sarneplane as thjrest of the insoleadjining these depressions, viz., tl'ie'norinal or natural foot level,

Itis a perfectly natural action,-whe'n endeavoriiigto obtain agrip' with the foot, for orietoeurl his great toe, and thus, ,in niy novel shoe, the innerball of-thefoot ofthe wearer lil strengthening wall ab 'vc briefly mentioned, I utilize my said n-ovel insole of my cepending application. This insole is wider than customary, and has its bottom marginal edge beveled to a thin edge completely therearound. 'Vhen lasted, and in the completed shoe, therefore, the edges of my novel insole will extend upwardly around the foot of the wearer. rl`hus, when golfing, and turning the foot on its side, as is usual, the foot will bear principally against this upturned edge of the insole, instead of directly against the upper materials. The result is that the life of the shoes is greatly increased, and the appearance of the shoes is not marred by stretching, bulging or the like. I obtain all of the above desirable results and advantages without any indication of the same being visible or apparent on the outside of the shoe.

I believe that a shoe embodying all of the advantages and structural features above briefly outlined, is novel, and I have therefore claimed the same broadly in the present application.

The above and other objects of the invention, details of construction, combination of parts, and advantages, will be hereinafter more fully pointed out, described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

F 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal seetional view of the forepart of my novel shoe; said View being taken to one side of the center of said shoe;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on the line 9-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 1iis a cross-sectional view on the line Ll--a of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of my novel insole.

i Referring now to the drawings, for a particular description of the invention, and its construction, my novel shoe comprises upper materials 1, insole 2, filler 3, out-sole 5, and

welt 12. rI`he insole 2 has the usual channel 7 and sewing lip 8, and in addition has the beveled peripheral edge or margin 9, said insole being of greater width than is customary lor a given size of shoe. and said insole also being of considerable thickness. The insole :2, upper materials 1 and welt l2 are united by usual inseam stitching 10, and the welt 12 and outsole are united by usual through and through or welt stitching 11. In the insole 2 is formed a depression 13, in a position to be occupied or engaged by the inner ball of the foot,`and a depression 14 is also formed in said insole, in position to enable the great toe of the foot to seat and obtain a grip therein.I The portion 15 of the insole 2, between said two depressions, is the normal insole level,

but coming as it does between the two depressions, forms a ridge to assist in the gripping action of the foot. The thickness of the insole, and its consequent strength and toughness, enables the depressions 13 and 14 to be retained by the insole without losing their shape.

The depression 13, adapted for the inner ball of the foot, is of greater depth, and also of greater length or area than the depression 141;, which is intended for the great toe of the foot.

Due to the extra width of my novel insole, and due also to the flexibility of the beveled marginal edge thereof, when said insole is lasted onto the novel last of my said copending application, the said marginal edge will be raised, and in the completed shoe this marginal edge will be raised above the level of the insole, as illustrated at 16, thus forming a marginal reinforcement or strengthening wall entirely around the inside of the shoe. Thus, when the golfer takes his stance, and swings, and in so doing bends his foot, his foot will bear, not against the upper materials, but against this upraised or upturned wall or margin of the insole. It will be instantly apparent that this results in a tremendous saving to the shoe, preventing bulging, breaking or weakening of the shoe, and upper materials, due to the constant actions of the foot.

The advantages, benefits, eilieieney and utility of my novel shoe will be instantly apparent and obvious.

My novel shoe is possessed of many desirable and important advantages and features, all of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, as well as to those who wear these shoes.

lVhile I have necessarily described my present invention somewhat in detail, it will be appreciated that I am not limited thereto, but may vary the size, shape and arrangement of parts within reasonably wide limits without departing from the spirit of the invention.

My invention is further described and defined in the form of claim as follows:

A boot or shoe comprising upper materials, an insole and an outsole, the insole being separated from the outsole and having two depressions preformed therein on its foot coutacting surface, one of said depressions beingr loc-ated at the metatarsaljoint of the great toe, and the other depression being located at the proximal phalanx of the great toe of the foot, the depression at the metatarsal joint portion of the insole being of greater depth and area than the depression at the proximal phalanx of the great toe, said insole having a beveled unbroken upturned marginal edge entirely around the interior of said shoe so that the foot of the wearer may bear against said llO upturned edge, the port-ion of the insole between said depressions forming a ridge which constitutes a gripping element for the foot of the wearer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication.

ERNEST W. DURKEE. 

